Flash-light



T. E. LANDER AND J. HAUENSTEIN.

FLASH LIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2'. 1920;

Patented Dec. 21, 1920..

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THOMAS E. LANDER AND JOHN HAUENSTEIN, OF KANSAS. CITY, MISSOURI.

FLASH-LIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920:

Application filed January 2, 1920. Serial No. 348,863.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that we, THOMAS E. LAN- DER andJOHN HAUENSTEIN, citizens of the United States, residing at Kansas City,in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have inventedcertain newand useful improvements in Flash-Lights, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to flash lights and oertains more particularly toattachments for holding one or more flash lights, and for signaling andother purposes.

The invention may be employed to advantage by automobile drivers,crossing policemen, railroad men, and others having occasion to signalat night or use flash lights for other purposes, and in order that saidinvention may be fully understood, reference will now be had to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a pair offlash lights equipped with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the parts disclosed by Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation partly in section of the parts disclosed by Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is a detailv of an arm and a signal lens associated with saidarm.

Referring now in detail to the various parts, A designates a pair offlash lights of usual or any preferred construction. Each flash light Ais provided at its forward end with a lens B and at its rear end with ascrew cap C, which latter is removable so that the usual battery may beplaced within the cylindricalbody portion D of the flash li ht. Eachflash lightis also equipped with the customary switch F.

Referring now more particularly to the device constituting the presentinvention, 2 designates a handle provided at its ends withoppositely-disposed clamp members 4 adapted to embrace the cylindricalbody portions D of the flash lights A and reliably hold the same.

One side of the handle 2 is provided with a stationary'sheath 6 in whicharms 8 and 9 are slidably and removably mounted. Each arm has aresilient tongue 12 struck therefrom as shown on Fig. 4, to hold it infrictional engagement with the interior of the sheath 6. The arms 8 and9 are connected at their outer ends by hinges 14 and 16 to annuli 18 and20, adapted to engage the front ends of the flash lights A and pro v dedwith spring clips 22 and 24, respect lvely, which grasp the heads of theflash lights and coact with the arms 8 and 9 in holding said annuli inplace. The annuli l8 and 20 are provided with lenses 26 and 28,respectively, the lens 26 being, preferably, red, while the lens 28 is,preferably, green or some other suitable color so that said lenses maybe employed for signaling purposes.

The stationary sheath 6 is provided with a movable sheath 30 connectedtosaid stationary sheath 6 by a hinge 32. The movable sheath 30 isequipped with a blade 34, which is slidable within the sheath 30, sothat it may be partly withdrawn from said sheath as disclosed on Fig. 3.The hinge 32 is friction-tight in order to hold the sheath 30 downwardlyagainst the stationary sheath 6, or in the position disclosed by Fig. 3,or in any intermediate position. However, a catch 36 secured to thestationary sheath 6, is employed to reliably hold the movable sheath 3Odownwardly against said stationary sheath 6.

In practice, when a powerful white light is desired, such as whenrepairing an automobile at night or changing a tire, the annuli 18 and20 are swung on the hinges l4 and 16 to throw the colored lenses 26and'28, respectively, from in front of the lenses B. If preferred, theentire device may be supported by grasping the handle 2 with one hand,but if the use of both hands is desired for other work, the movablesheath 30 is swung downwardly and the blade 34 is partly withdrawn andinserted in the ground for support. The flash lights may then beadjusted to any desired angle through the intermediacy of the frictionhinge 32, to throw the light to the desired point.

hen the device is to be used for signaling purposes, one of the flashlights A is reversed, together with one of the colored lenses, and itssupporting arm, as indicated by dotted lines on Fig. 1. Thus should thelamp circuit of an automobile get out of order at night, the red lensmay be utilized as a tail light to guard against rear end collisions,while the lens B of the companion flash light can be used as a headlight in illuminating the road ahead.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that We haveprovided an attachment whereby the usefulness of flash lights is greatlyincreased and while we have disclosed the preferred embodiment of ourinvention, we reserve the right to make such changes in theconstructlon, combination and arrangement of parts as properly fallwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, What we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. In a device of the character described, a handle, clamp memberssecured to said handle and adapted to support a flash light, and acolored lens associated with saiid handle and adapted to cover the flashlight lens.

2. In a device of the character described, a handle, clamp memberssecured to said handle and adapted to support a flash light, and a bladeassociated with the handle and adapted to support the same.

3. In a device of the character described, a handle, clamp memberssecured to said handle and adapted to support, a flash light,

an annulus adapted to embrace the front end of said flash light, acolored lens fitted to said annulus, and an arm associated with anannulus adapted to embrace the front 1 end of said flash light, acolored lens fitted to said annulus, an arm to which the annulus ishinged, and a sheath on the handle to receive said arm.

5. In a device of the character described, a handle, clamp memberssecured to said handle and adapted to support a pair of flash lightsannuli provided with lenses and adapted to embrace the front ends ofsaid flash lights, a pair of arms towhich said annuli areoperably-connected, a sheath fixed to the handle and in which said armsare removably mounted, a second sheath operably-connected' to the firstsheath, and a blade slidably mounted on said second sheath, for thepurpose described.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures, in the presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS E. LANDER. JOHN HAUENSTEIN,

Witnesses:

F. G. FISCHER, L. J. FISCHER.

